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Thanks to all our volunteers, who make our tournament possible. Special thanks to Pat Henke and Nancy Rassbach for organizing the Pro-Am Pairs. We had 45 tables!! Denver’s rocky Mountain regional Sponsored by Unit 361 and District 17 Gary Zeiger, Director in Charge Winners & New fe Mas- Tuesday s Winners Todays Schedule Pairs Blanca Peak Side Game Series 1 of 5 (horizontal) 9 Central City 0-100/300/750 Pairs—Gold Points to Winners 10 & 3 La Plata Peak 0-1500/3000/ 3000+ Pairs 10 & 3 Mt Yale Side Game Series 1 of 5 (horizontal) 1 199er Pairs 1 & 7 Mt Lincoln Stratified Pairs 1 & 7 Torreys Peak Side Game Series 1 of 5 (horizontal) 7 Teams Mt Elbert KO Rounds 2,3,4 9, 1 & 7 Mt Antero KO Rounds 1 & 2 1 & 7 Castle Peak Stratified Swiss Teams—Single Session 7 Tom Lenahan Pro/Am Pairs Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Sarah Veil, Harbor Springs MI Charity Open Pairs A—Alexander Hadzhiev, Bulgaria—Robert Porter Henderson NV B & C—George Varra - Elizabeth Varra, Windsor CO Mt Massive Charity Pairs A-—Chuck Henke - Donald Vancil, Aurora CO B—Eva Berlin - Monique Greene, Scottsdale AZ C—Jeanette Roberts, Delta CO; Michael Thorpe, Montrose CO Charity Update: This years charity is The Rise School. If you would like to make a personal donation, see Carol Levinson or any Unit Board member. FREE PARKING The parking garage is free to bridge players this week. Enjoy! Cell phones The use of electronic devices is strictly forbidden in the playing area. The Mentor Project If you enjoyed the Pro-Am game, consider becoming a mentor or mentee as part of the Denver Unit’s new Mentor Project. Sign up with Shirley at the Partnership Desk. Alterna- tively, talk to Skip Carson, Chuck Goudey or Carolyn Newcomb. Play starts in June. Daily Bulletins and results are at www.denverbridge.com Click on Results. Todays Speaker Brad Moss is an ACBL Grand Life Master, World Bridge Feder- ation World Grand Master, and 10 times National Champion. A full time professional bridge player, Brad finds that real hap- piness is living in Denver with his wife and 2 children. He will be answering your ques- tions tonight at 6:15 pm in the main Ballroom on the lower level. Be sure to formulate your ques- tion and be ready to be enlight- ened. Winners & New Life Masters Please get your picture taken. Meet Jim Calhoun, our friendly photographer, near the bottom of the escalators at 12:15 – 12:45 or 6:15—6:45. Your photos will ap- pear in the District 17 Scorecard. Photos

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Thanks to all our volunteers, who make our tournament possible.

Special thanks to Pat Henke and Nancy Rassbach for organizing the

Pro-Am Pairs. We had 45 tables!!

Denver’s rocky Mountain regional

Sponsored by Unit 361 and District 17

Gary Zeiger, Director in Charge

Winners & New fe Mas-

Tuesday’s Winners Today’s Schedule

Pairs

Blanca Peak Side Game

Series 1 of 5 (horizontal)

9

Central City 0-100/300/750

Pairs—Gold Points to Winners

10 & 3

La Plata Peak 0-1500/3000/

3000+ Pairs

10 & 3

Mt Yale Side Game Series 1 of

5 (horizontal)

1

199er Pairs 1 & 7

Mt Lincoln Stratified Pairs 1 & 7

Torreys Peak Side Game

Series 1 of 5 (horizontal)

7

Teams

Mt Elbert KO Rounds 2,3,4 9, 1 & 7

Mt Antero KO Rounds 1 & 2 1 & 7

Castle Peak Stratified Swiss

Teams—Single Session

7

Tom Lenahan Pro/Am Pairs

Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Sarah Veil, Harbor Springs MI

Charity Open Pairs

A—Alexander Hadzhiev, Bulgaria—Robert Porter Henderson NV

B & C—George Varra - Elizabeth Varra, Windsor CO

Mt Massive Charity Pairs

A-—Chuck Henke - Donald Vancil, Aurora CO

B—Eva Berlin - Monique Greene, Scottsdale AZ

C—Jeanette Roberts, Delta CO; Michael Thorpe, Montrose CO

Charity Update:

This year’s charity is The Rise

School. If you would like to

make a personal donation, see

Carol Levinson or any Unit

Board member.

FREE PARKING

The parking garage is free to bridge

players this week. Enjoy!

Cell phones

The use of electronic devices is

strictly forbidden in the playing area.

The Mentor Project

If you enjoyed the Pro-Am game, consider

becoming a mentor or mentee as part of the

Denver Unit’s new Mentor Project. Sign up

with Shirley at the Partnership Desk. Alterna-

tively, talk to Skip Carson, Chuck Goudey or

Carolyn Newcomb. Play starts in June.

Daily Bulletins and

results are at

www.denverbridge.com

Click on Results.

Today’s Speaker

Brad Moss is an ACBL Grand Life Master, World Bridge Feder-ation World Grand Master, and 10 times National Champion.

A full time professional bridge player, Brad finds that real hap-piness is living in Denver with his wife and 2 children.

He will be answering your ques-tions tonight at 6:15 pm in the main Ballroom on the lower level. Be sure to formulate your ques-tion and be ready to be enlight-ened.

Winners & New Life Masters

Please get your picture taken. Meet Jim

Calhoun, our friendly photographer, near

the bottom of the escalators at 12:15 –

12:45 or 6:15—6:45. Your photos will ap-

pear in the District 17 Scorecard.

Photos

TOM LENAHAN MEMORIAL PRO-AM PAIRS

45.0 Tables

12.83 1 Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Sarah Veil, Harbor Springs MI 579.00

9.62 2 Jerry Newcomb, Lakewood CO; Charles Merrill, Denver CO 530.50

6.32 3/4 Donald Vancil, Aurora CO; Anita Holmes, Denver CO 526.50

6.32 3/4 Brad Moss - Kay Christensen, Denver CO 526.50

4.06 5 Flo Newlin, Aurora CO; Jeffrey Phillips, Grand Junction CO 515.00

3.04 6 Carol Bertz, Englewood CO; Judy Pettit, Denver CO 509.00

2.92 7 Frank Queen, Denver CO; Saul Priever, Los Angeles CA 506.00

2.92 8 Anne Brenner, Denver CO; Carie Boucher, Centennial CO 497.00

2.04 9 Dick Duff, Denver CO; Piotr Gawron, Lakewood CO 493.50

1.46 10 Perrie Kay Avery, Cheyenne WY; Carol Irwin, Denver CO 490.50

1.46 11 Ralph Cox, Centennial CO; Susan Ammann, Denver CO 489.50

1.07 12 Cal Newlin Jr, Aurora CO; Peter Fox, Denver CO 488.50

TOM LENAHAN PRO-AM PAIRS TUESDAY AFTERNOON-ONLY SESSION

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION G EAST-WEST

1 Jerry Newcomb, Lakewood CO; Charles 1 Frank Queen, Denver CO; Saul

Merrill, Denver CO 530.50 Priever, Los Angeles CA 506.00

2 Carol Bertz, Englewood CO; Judy 2 Robert Lupton, Aurora CO; Diana

Pettit, Denver CO 509.00 Moss, Golden CO 445.50

3 Perrie Kay Avery, Cheyenne WY; 3 Carroll Frogge, Kansas City MO;

Carol Irwin, Denver CO 490.50 Arthur Ammann, Denver CO 442.50

4 Cal Newlin Jr, Aurora CO; Peter 4 Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO;

Fox, Denver CO 488.50 Priscilla Linsley, Denver CO 434.00

5 Loie West, Shelby MI; Raymond Cole, 5 Norma Sands - Marilyn Eckerling,

Boulder CO 474.50 Denver CO 425.50

6 En Hay, Highlands Ranch CO; Marilyn 6 Richard Friedman, Aurora CO;

O Neil, Castle Rock CO 470.00 Katherine Demong, Denver CO 413.00

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION H EAST-WEST

1 Anne Brenner, Denver CO; Carie 1 Chuck Goudey, Englewood CO; Ida

Boucher, Centennial CO 497.00 Sansoucy, Denver CO 465.50

2 Dick Duff, Denver CO; Piotr Gawron, 2 Dawn Foltz, Fort Collins CO; Arjun

Lakewood CO 493.50 Singh, Lakewood CO 442.00

3 Ralph Cox, Centennial CO; Susan 3 Alice Kinningham, Aurora CO; Joseph

Ammann, Denver CO 489.50 Albert, Denver CO 438.00

4 Penelope Coffman, Cherry Hill Vlg 4 Toshiko Yingst, Colorado Spgs CO;

CO; Carol Taylor, Aurora CO 486.00 Patricia McElhinney, Denver CO 419.00

5 Skip Carson, Denver CO; Cynthia 5 Don Heitler, Englewood CO; Jeanne

Cohan, Butte MT 483.50 Rohner, Evergreen CO 416.00

6 Judy Randel, Buena Vista CO; Anne 6 Nancy Benedict, Centennial CO; Mary

Munday, Castle Rock CO 473.00 Ann Rose, Erie CO 401.50

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION I EAST-WEST

1 David Priboth, Parker CO; John 1 Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO;

Osher, Denver CO 444.50 Sarah Veil, Harbor Springs MI 579.00

2 Ernie Young Jr, Highlands Ranch CO; 2/3 Donald Vancil, Aurora CO; Anita

Ed Krest, Elkridge MD 444.00 Holmes, Denver CO 526.50

3 Dan Marthaler Jr, Aurora CO; Judy 2/3 Brad Moss - Kay Christensen, Denver CO 526.50

Yordi, Cordillera CO 419.00 4 Flo Newlin, Aurora CO; Jeffrey

4/5 K Ragland, Boulder CO; Bruce Ogin, Phillips, Grand Junction CO 515.00

Denver CO 407.00 5 Carolyn Newcomb, Lakewood CO; Janet

4/5 Bill Allegar - Elizabeth Lipper, Boys, Philadelphia PA 484.50

Denver CO 407.00 6 William Brackett, Longmont CO;

6 Robert Vetter, Aurora CO; Linda Richard Munday, Castle Rock CO 475.00

Vargas, Greenwood Vlg CO 376.50

TUESDAY AFTERNOON CHARITY PAIRS 17.5 Tables

A B C

8.17 1 Alexander Hadzhiev, Varna Bulgaria Bulgaria; Robert Porter,

Henderson NV 279.00

6.13 2 Charlie Anderson - Clinton Heiple, Boulder CO 267.00

4.60 3 1 George Varra - Elizabeth Varra, Windsor CO 266.50

3.45 4 2 1 John Gallagher, Colorado Spgs CO; Yvonne Gallagher, La Jolla CA 244.29

2.86 5 Mary Udell - Franklin Fine, Albuquerque NM 241.00

1.94 6 James Milam - Beth Milam, Idaho Falls ID 238.33

2.56 7 3 Merl Needham, Littleton CO; Ellen Jenkins, Denver CO 235.08

2.53 8 4 2 Andrea Scott - Jerry Wolter, Cottonwood AZ 234.50

1.44 5 Lillian Smith, Boulder CO; Gary Logan, Longmont CO 231.00

1.08 6 David Corbin, Boulder CO; Jim Parks, Atascadero CA 221.50

1.90 3 Beverly Brilliant, Denver CO; Shirley Baldaccini, Littleton CO 220.00

1.42 4 Christine Boller, Frisco CO; Jean Reitan, Saddlebrooke AZ 218.50

1.07 5 Ramona Fackler, Aurora CO; Courtney Price, Denver CO 217.21

0.80 6 Kay Freyer, Cherry Hill Vlg CO; Mary Alter, Denver CO 213.50

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TUESDAY AFTERNOON CHARITY PAIRS ONLY SESSION

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION J EAST-WEST

A B C A B C

1 Alexander Hadzhiev, Varna 1 1 George Varra - Elizabeth

Bulgaria Bulgaria; Robert Varra, Windsor CO 266.50

Porter, Henderson NV 279.00 2 Mary Udell - Franklin

2 Charlie Anderson - Fine, Albuquerque NM 241.00

Clinton Heiple, Boulder CO 267.00 3 2 1 Andrea Scott - Jerry

3 1 1 John Gallagher, Colorado Wolter, Cottonwood AZ 234.50

Spgs CO; Yvonne 4 3 Lillian Smith, Boulder

Gallagher, La Jolla CA 244.29 CO; Gary Logan, Longmont CO 231.00

4 James Milam - Beth Milam, 5 Michael Gray - Jo

Idaho Falls ID 238.33 Crumley, Albuquerque NM 225.00

5 2 Merl Needham, Littleton 6 4 David Corbin, Boulder CO;

CO; Ellen Jenkins, Denver CO 235.08 Jim Parks, Atascadero CA 221.50

6 3 2 Beverly Brilliant, Denver 7 5 2 Christine Boller, Frisco

CO; Shirley Baldaccini, CO; Jean Reitan,

Littleton CO 220.00 Saddlebrooke AZ 218.50

7 Diyan Danailov, Sofia 6 3 Daniel Zwonitzer - Justin

Bulgaria; Hannah Moon, Browning, Cheyenne WY 212.00

Prince Albert SK 218.29 4 David Zwonitzer - Kym

4 3 Ramona Fackler, Aurora Zwonitzer, Cheyenne WY 208.50

CO; Courtney Price, Denver CO 217.21

5 Kevin Dunn, Centennial

CO; Tim Jones, Overland

Park KS 213.96

6 4 Kay Freyer, Cherry Hill

Vlg CO; Mary Alter, Denver CO 213.50

5 Thomas Reeves, Lehi UT;

James McRae, Colorado Spgs CO 213.42

MT MASSIVE CHARITY PAIRS

32.0 Tables / Based on 38 Tables

A B C

14.00 1 Chuck Henke - Donald Vancil, Aurora CO 414.26

10.50 2 Bill Allegar - Theresa Venhuis, Denver CO 411.40

7.88 3 Shirley Heinsohn, Highlands Ranch CO; Frank Queen, Denver CO 409.26

5.91 4 McKenzie Myers, Beaverton OR; Peggy Ware, Denver CO 405.98

4.43 5 Carol Ward, Arvada CO; Marilyn Ballon, Greenwood Vlg CO 395.04

3.79 6 Mark Robertson - Richard Jacobson, Phoenix AZ 390.40

2.65 7 Edwin Hagerman - Dick Duff, Denver CO 387.04

1.87 8 Alice Kinningham, Aurora CO; Bill Wittmann, Colorado Spgs CO 382.26

2.65 9 Pam Root - Bruce Cobb, Denver CO 378.08

2.65 10 Robert Wingeard - Judy Hummel, Colorado Spgs CO 377.90

1.90 11 Marion Brum de Barros - Harriet Berenbaum, Denver CO 371.36

5.31 12 1 Eva Berlin - Monique Greene, Scottsdale AZ 368.50

1.08 13 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA 368.04

3.98 14 2 Robert Vetter, Aurora CO; Sheryl Siegel, Greenwood Vlg CO 364.50

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3.37 3 1 Jeanette Roberts, Delta CO; Michael Thorpe, Montrose CO 352.80

2.53 4 2 Peter Huggler III, Seminole OK; Bonnie Palon, Midwest City OK 352.50

1.90 5 3 Philip Blackburn, Rocky Mtn House AB; Annabelle Wiseman, Jarvis Bay AB 352.00

1.42 6 4 Ellen Jenkins, Denver CO; Phyllis Roddy, San Diego CA 350.88

0.94 5/6 Toni D'Arcy - Clyde D'Arcy, Parker CO 324.50

0.94 5/6 Peter Schaff, Prairie Village KS; Nathan Roser, Leawood KS 324.50

MT MASSIVE CHARITY PAIRS TUESDAY EVENING-ONLY SESSION

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION G EAST-WEST

A B C A B C

1 Shirley Heinsohn, 1 Bill Allegar - Theresa

Highlands Ranch CO; Frank Venhuis, Denver CO 411.40

Queen, Denver CO 409.26 2 Robert Wingeard - Judy

2 McKenzie Myers, Beaverton Hummel, Colorado Spgs CO 377.90

OR; Peggy Ware, Denver CO 405.98 3 Marion Brum de Barros -

3 Carol Ward, Arvada CO; Harriet Berenbaum, Denver CO 371.36

Marilyn Ballon, Greenwood 4 1 Eva Berlin - Monique

Vlg CO 395.04 Greene, Scottsdale AZ 368.50

4 Alice Kinningham, Aurora 5 Dom Di Felice, Denver CO;

CO; Bill Wittmann, Blair Young, Littleton CO 355.72

Colorado Spgs CO 382.26 6 Toshiko Yingst - Bonnie

5 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO 352.66

CA; Steven Love, Laguna 2 1 Peter Huggler III,

Niguel CA 368.04 Seminole OK; Bonnie

6 1 Gary Logan, Longmont CO; Palon, Midwest City OK 352.50

Lillian Smith, Boulder CO 347.30 3 Lori Beard - Bill Beard,

2 Carroll Frogge, Kansas Highlands Ranch CO 339.00

City MO; Suzanne Cabeen, 4 2 Toni D'Arcy - Clyde

Sun City West AZ 337.00 D'Arcy, Parker CO 324.50

3 1 James Calhoun, Arvada CO;

Ed Krest, Elkridge MD 322.04

4 2 Tommie Kadotani - Anita

Holmes, Denver CO 299.04

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION H EAST-WEST

A B C A B C

1 Chuck Henke - Donald 1 Mark Robertson - Richard

Vancil, Aurora CO 414.26 Jacobson, Phoenix AZ 390.40

2 Edwin Hagerman - Dick 2 Pam Root - Bruce Cobb,

Duff, Denver CO 387.04 Denver CO 378.08

3 James Milam - Beth Milam, 3 1 Robert Vetter, Aurora CO;

Idaho Falls ID 355.88 Sheryl Siegel, Greenwood

4 1 1 Jeanette Roberts, Delta Vlg CO 364.50

CO; Michael Thorpe, 4 2 1 Philip Blackburn, Rocky

Montrose CO 352.80 Mtn House AB; Annabelle

5 Jane Ranney - Jerry Wiseman, Jarvis Bay AB 352.00

Ranney, Morrison CO 351.00 5 Ralph Cox - Karen Cox,

6 2 2 Ellen Jenkins, Denver CO; Centennial CO 347.36

Phyllis Roddy, San Diego CA 350.88 6 Penelope Coffman, Cherry

3 Jack Moore - Virginia Hill Vlg CO; Joan Curran,

Moore, Colorado Spgs CO 336.50 Castle Pines CO 339.18

4 Peter Schaff, Prairie 3 2 Carol Barnett,

Village KS; Nathan Roser, Independence MO; Donna

Leawood KS 324.50 Rucker, Kansas City MO 312.00

4 George Varra - Elizabeth

Varra, Windsor CO 308.40

TUESDAY EVENING 199ER CHARITY PAIRS

6.0 Tables

D E F

1.98 1 1 1 Peter Kalkus - June Kalkus, Littleton CO 77.70

1.49 2 2 Kathleen McKeeta, Vail CO; Anne Brown, Edwards CO 66.26

1.11 3 3 Alice Griffith, Denver CO; Cathy Skowronski, Marietta GA 65.30

1.05 4 4 2 Kirk Mayberry, North Glenn CO; Bert Henderson, Golden CO 64.60

TUESDAY EVENING 199ER CHARITY PAIRS TUESDAY EVENING-ONLY SESSION

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION K EAST-WEST

D E F D E F

1 1 1 Peter Kalkus - June 1 1 Kathleen McKeeta, Vail CO;

Kalkus, Littleton CO 77.70 Anne Brown, Edwards CO 66.26

2 2 Kirk Mayberry, North Glenn 2 2 Alice Griffith, Denver CO;

CO; Bert Henderson, Golden CO 64.60 Cathy Skowronski, Marietta GA 65.30

1 Sandi Ogin - Bruce Ogin,

Denver CO 59.60

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Bridge—Not Chess—Is the Ultimate War Game

There’s a reason why Eisenhower and his generals were passionate about this most cerebral pastime. By Michael Ledeen

May 17, 2015 5:54 p.m. ET

On the night of Nov. 7, 1942, as allied forces in Operation Torch headed for the North African coast, com-manding Gen. Dwight Eisenhower waited anxiously. It was foggy, and news of the invasion was slow to arrive. To pass the time, Ike and three associates played bridge.

The game was an important part of Ike’s life—throughout the war, in the White House and in retirement. In those years many American leaders were passionate bridge players: One of the men at Eisenhower’s table that night was Gen. Alfred Gruenther, later NATO Commander and for many years president of the World Bridge Federation. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles bragged about his mastery of the game, and his department long conducted a world-wide bridge tournament in embassies and consulates.

You’ll often hear that chess is the ultimate model for geopolitics, indeed for war itself. In the 1963 hit mov-ie “From Russia With Love,” James Bond is menaced by the brilliant Soviet chess master Tov Kronsteen (clearly modeled on Boris Spassky).

But Eisenhower knew better. No board game can replicate the conditions of the battlefield or the maneu-vers of geostrategy, for one simple reason: All of the pieces are visible on the table. Card games are bet-ter models because vital information is always concealed by the “fog of war” and the deception of oppo-nents. Most of the time a bridge player sees only one-quarter of the cards, and some of the information he might gather from them is false.

Bridge is largely about communication, and every message a player sends—by bidding or playing a sig-nificant card—is broadcast to the player’s partner and his opponents. Frequently a player will have to de-cide whether he would rather tell the truth to his partner (thereby informing his opponents) or deceive the enemy (thus running the risk of seriously fooling his ally across the table).

Nothing like this exists in even the greatest board games. They permit some feints, to be sure, but not outright lies. Great bridge players are great liars—as are brilliant military leaders and diplomats and politi-cians. To take the most celebrated recent example, Deng Xiaoping, the man who transformed modern China, was an avid bridge player who had a private railroad car for his games.

The difficulty of weighing truth and lies is one reason that computers don’t win at bridge, whereas at the

highest level of chess they do very well. IBM IBM 0.24 % ’s Deep Blue defeated grandmaster Garry Kaspa-rov in a six-game match in 1997, but bridge is simply too tough for the machines.

Bridge may also be too tough for contemporary Americans. The bridge-playing population is shrinking and aging. In Eisenhower’s time, close to half of American families had at least one active bridge player; as of 10 years ago, a mere three million played at least once a week, and their average age was 51. Kibitz at a national bridge championship or a local club game and you’ll be impressed by the white hair and the num-ber of wheel chairs and oxygen tanks.

Another measure: When Operation Torch landed, there were several bridge books on the best-seller list. Nowadays bridge books are printed in small numbers by specialized publishers. Poker books do some-what better, but no writer’s celebrity approaches that of Ely Culbertson or Charles Goren, the high-profile bridge authors in the past century.

The shrinking population of American bridge players goes hand in hand with other evidence of declining mental discipline, including shortening attention spans and decreases in book readership. You can’t be a winning card player unless you can concentrate for several hours, and mastery of the game takes years. Neither is bridge a solo activity; you need a partner with whom you must reach very detailed agreements about myriad situations. All this is good for the mind: Bridge provides stimulation that can help players re-tain their mental toughness and stave off dementia.

Eisenhower and Gruenther would be disturbed by the declining popularity of bridge, knowing that it is a quintessential American game, developed in its modern form in the 1920s largely on board the Vagrant, Harold Vanderbilt’s yacht. American players continue to win in international competition, but they are mostly professionals. Insofar as they have day jobs, they are often stock or options traders, not business leaders, diplomats or military officers.

It might be helpful to introduce bridge instruction and competition to high schools and colleges, as has been done with chess. Bridge lovers like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett would surely approve and could sponsor programs and tournaments for young players, with suitable rewards.

It’s no accident that the greatest thinker of modern times, Niccolò Machiavelli, was a card player, nor that his masterpiece, “The Prince,” remains essential reading for our special forces officers. A prince, Machia-velli wrote, should be “faithful to his word, guileless” but “his disposition should be such that, if he needs to be the opposite, he knows how.” That’s a lesson you can only learn from kings and jacks, not kings and rooks.

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Tournament Staff

Stratifications

Pairs

Blanca Peak Side Game

Series 2 of 5 (horizontal)

9

Cripple Creek 0-100/300/750

Gold Rush Pairs

10 & 3

Mt Belford 0-1500/3000/

3000+ Pairs

10 & 3

Mt Yale Side Game Series 2

of 5 (horizontal)

1

199er Pairs, Single Session 1 & 7

Mt Bross Stratified Pairs 1 & 7

Torreys Peak Side Game

Series 2 of 5 (horizontal)

7

Teams

Mt Evans Stratified Swiss Teams—1 of 2

9

Mt Antero KO Rounds 3 & 4 1 & 7

Longs Peak KO Rounds 1 & 2 1 & 7

Grays Peak Stratified Swiss

Teams—Single Session

7

Thursday’s Games

see flyer for more info

Speaker’s Corner

Thursday, May 22

6:15

Billy Miller

Dear Billy “LIVE”

Trophies Trophies awarded by the Denver Unit each year include the Lou

Neff Trophy w hich goes to the Denver br idge unit play-

er winning the most masterpoints at this Denver Regional Tour-

nament.

The Frank Thorwald Trophy goes to the Denver Unit player be-

ginning the regional tournament with fewer than 50 registered

masterpoints and winning the most masterpoints in the Strati-

fied 199’er events.

Novice Denver Unit players qualify for The Denver Post Len

Smith Award, w hich goes each year to the player w ho

begins the year with 0-20 points and wins the most master-

points from all sources during the year.

The Colorado Victory Trophy, sponsored by the Denver bridge

unit, goes each year to the Colorado player winning the most

masterpoints for first through third in upper division champi-

onships at Colorado sectional tournaments.

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7 9 5 3

5 2 6 1

6 5 3

8 9

4 5 9 7 6

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2 9

3 1 6

Today’s Sudoku (medium)

Gary Zeiger Director in Charge

Shirley Heinsoln Partnership Chair

Jeanne Achziger Hospitality

Jim Calhoun Photographer

Jerry Ranney Tournament Chair

Nancy Rassbach Caddy Chair

Carolyn Newcomb Daily Bulletin Editor

Jerry Ranney District 17 Tournament Rep

Carol Levinson Charity Chair

Pat Henke Newer Player Chair

Goodwill Day

Thursday is the day we celebrate Goodwill Day at all District

17 Regionals. Please help us celebrate goodwill day by taking

note of some of the small ways in which you can do your part

to make the tournament a pleasant experience for all of our

players. Good luck at the bridge table!

Stratified: A=2000+; B=750-2000; C=0-750

Strati-flighted: Flights A/AX play together: A=5000+; AX=0 -5000; Flights

B/C/D play together: B=1000-2000; C=500-1000; D=0-500

All events stratified by team or pair average within each flight

Knockouts: Bracketed by average m asterpoint holdings of all team m em -

bers. Compact KOs limited to 4 members only. Top KO brackets may be handicapped.

Patch: Denver’s blue bear